Quote from: Sakimoto on April 18, 2021, 18:08:40
These ultra cheap phones are always a gamble. Maybe the battery was a poor-quality, faulty unit during assembling and Poco kept poor quality control processes to keep the prices in check.
Also, no way Xiaomi wants to show their fast charging technology in 'bad light'..
The phone battery seems to have been clearly punctured, thus confirming xiaomi analysis.
This particular problem seems to have been caused by the user.
As for ultra cheap phones... Uhm... I've been using xiaomi mi redmi note 5 plus for over 3 years now without any issues.
The main thing I'd prefer is for xiaomi to release android 10 or 11 for that phone as the hw is able to run it just fine (I'm actually running a custom/community developed clean android 11 on it - there are a few bugs but nothing major).
Oh and cheap phones having worse quality than more expensive phones is actually a bit bogus.
Do you not recall expensive brand phones batteries (Samsung) exploding during charging?
At the end of the day, all these companies manufacture their hw in the same location.
Why should I pay 5x more for a phone which has same features and hw?
Sorry but I'd prefer to buy a smartphone for a low amount of money and use it for about 3 or 4 years before upgrading.